The Matthews Police Department said the student was taken to a hospital but couldn't provide information on the injuries. Stason Tyrrell of the Matthews Police Department announced the news late Monday morning. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox told Charlotte's WSOC-TV that the student fired the gun after a fight with another student in one of the school's main hallways.

Biden and former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. CNN said the "package looks similar in appearance to the wave of pipe bombs that were mailed last week to prominent Democrats around the country, including two that were addressed to CNN's NY bureau".

Two Muslim-led nonprofits, CelebrateMercy and MPower Change , organized the fundraising drive in partnership with the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and the Tree of Life Synagogue, which will work together to distribute the funds to victims and their families.

But, they repeatedly returned to personal attacks in the process, suggesting the race has turned into an all-out verbal brawl as the candidates enter the home stretch of an election that has drawn national attention as something of a proxy to larger political headwinds in America.

Bush arrived at the First Baptist Church of Jeffersontown shortly after Wednesday service concluded. The National Black Church Initiative raised its terrorism alert to its highest level, purple, following the October 24 shooting that claimed the lives of two African American shoppers.

The last dog favorite breed of the British Royal family - Welsh-Corgi - died at Windsor castle. Bill's wife, Nancy, who passed away three years ago, was the keeper of the Queen's corgis and The Queen "couldn't resist" taking in the couple's beloved dog.

Cesar Sayoc , of Aventura, Florida , faces five federal charges in connection with the mail bomb plot that spurred a weeklong, coast-to-coast investigation and spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the U.S. " He wasn't doing his job, I'll tell you that ", the suspect's longtime friend and fellow DJ Scott Meigs admitted. " He wasn't paying attention ". Furthermore, he said he would not be contacting Obama about his receipt of a package this week.

Police carry off a van believed to belong to a man arrested in Plantation on Friday in connection with the pipe bombs that have been mailed to prominent Democrats around the country. Before the package arrived there, it was rerouted through the Opa-locka mail sorting facility, the Herald reports . "I am confident that this person or people will be brought to justice".

In addition to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the NYPD and the U.S. Postal Inspector Police are on the scene. The FBI said a package, "similar in appearance to the others" found this week, was addressed to Booker and located in Florida.

Police say that notices have been sent to the parents of students at Bartow Middle School informing them of the situation. Upon killing each victim, the report says, they meant to stack her or him in a bathroom stall and wait for the next small student to enter the bathroom.

Earlier Friday, authorities said suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Former intelligence chief James Clapper , one of the recipients of Friday's packages, told CNN: "This is definitely domestic terrorism, no question in my mind".

A team of AP journalists travelling with the caravan for more than a week has spoken with Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans, but has not met any Middle Easterners , who Trump suggested were "mixed in" with the Central American migrants.

In this handout photograph released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on October 23, 2018, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) meets with Saudi King Salman (R) during a meeting in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia. The former cricketer-turned-politician - took over the office of Prime Minister in August this year - had said that he wants to solve the pending differences with India through progressive dialogues.

He also said that Prince Mohammed , defacto ruler of Saudi Arabia , was not responsible. Prince Mohammed has promoted reforms within his kingdom, but some in Washington have cast skepticism on his intentions. The consulate rejects what it calls "baseless allegations". So how has Saudi Arabia changed its story since Khashoggi's disappearance was first reported? "The president conveyed his concerns about the case, and said that Indonesia hopes that the investigation will be ...

A general view shows the location of the accident where people were killed in a flash flood near the Dead Sea, Jordan , Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Some of them are said to be in a serious condition. According to Reuters, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said the school may have broken regulations which ban trips to the Dead Sea area during bad weather.

On Fox and Friends on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders spoke about President Trump's rally last night and the many devices and suspicious packages mailed to prominent administration critics and foes this week. "It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description". "There's a big difference between comments made and actions taken", Mrs. Sanders said.

In a statement sent out Thursday afternoon, Border Patrol says media groups, and possibly armed civilians, will be trying to access people's land without permission. Altogether the order would prevent hundreds in the caravan from entering the U.S. and asking for asylum, the newspaper said. But Nielsen warned: "This caravan can not come to the United States".